2. The actions of the perpetrators of the crime committed by the group shall be summed up and the punishment shall be assigned differently, taking into account the role and participation of each perpetrator in the commission of the crime. Article 3.8. Organized crime group 1. An organized criminal group is a stable association of three or more people who have joined in advance to make a profit by regularly committing crimes. 2. A person who founded or led an organized criminal group shall be punished as a perpetrator of the crime committed by other members of the organized criminal group. 3. A member of an organized crime group shall be sentenced for the act of joining an organized crime group and for the crime committed by him. 4. A person who commits a crime by joining the activities of an organized criminal group shall be considered a member of an organized criminal group and shall be sentenced for the crime committed by him. 5. The sentencing of a person who committed a crime by joining the activities of an organized criminal group shall not be hindered by the sentencing of other members who formed or led the criminal group or participated in the crime. 6. If a member of an organized crime group discloses his crime, assists in the detection of a crime committed by an organized crime group, provides information, or cooperates with the authorities, he may be sentenced, reduced, or released as a guilty plea. CHAPTER FOUR TERMS OF DISMISSAL OF CRIME Article 4.1. Forced protection 1. Criminal acts against one's own or other's life or health and against illegal and face-to-face attacks shall not be considered a crime. /This section was amended by the law of January 10, 2020./ 2. Every person has the right to self-defence, regardless of his profession, special training, official status, avoiding a dangerous attack, or having the ability to turn to others for help. 3. Forced defense shall be carried out when it becomes clear that an illegal attack by others has started or is about to start. Actions taken after the attack is over are not considered forced defense. 4. Law enforcement officers who have the right to use firearms, physical force, and special equipment in the course of performing their official duties and investigating cases, and security guards using firearms, physical force, and special equipment in the course of performing their official duties, are protesting actions taken according to the law. action is not considered to be an unavoidable defense. /This section was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ Explanation: "Related person" defined in this law means the person's spouse, cohabitant, father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, stepchild, adopted child, grandchild, sibling, sibling, understand people of other races and backgrounds living with them. /The explanation of this article was considered invalid by the law of January 10, 2020./ Article 4.2. Assault with the purpose of arrest and suppression 1. For the purpose of arresting a fugitive who has committed a crime, bringing him to the authorities, or stopping a criminal act, committing an act specified in this law and attacking the person in an unavoidable situation shall not be considered a crime if it does not exceed the scope of the arrest or suppression. 2. If the nature and extent of the crime is clearly inconsistent, and the situation requiring arrest due to unavoidable damage has not arisen, the extent of arrest or arrest of a person who violates the grounds and procedures for arrest and suppression provided by law shall be considered excessive. Note: - "law enforcement officer" defined in this law shall mean the police, intelligence, anti-corruption, court decision enforcement, state special security service, authorized persons specially authorized by law, and environmental protection. /The explanation of this article was added by the law of December 16, 2022./ /The explanation of this article was amended by the law of May 11, 2017/ Article 4.3. Damage due to failure 1. It is not considered a crime to cause harm to others by committing a criminal act specified in this law without exceeding the level of danger that would have occurred in a situation where the danger to the interests protected by this law cannot be eliminated by other means. 2. Actions that cause more damage than what could be caused are considered excessive. Article 4.4. Compulsion and subjugation 1. Criminal acts or omissions specified in this law committed under the control of others due to the use of force or threats to use force, rights and legal interests, or harm to themselves, family members, or others are not considered crimes.